UW Professor Named ACE Fellow

March 29, 2012

University of
Wyoming English Professor Susan Frye has been named an American Council on
Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2012-13 academic year.

The ACE Fellows
Program, established in 1965, is designed to strengthen institutions and
leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing promising
senior faculty and administrators for responsible positions in college and
university administration. Fifty-seven Fellows, nominated by the presidents or
chancellors of their institutions, were selected this year following a rigorous
application process.

"The ACE Fellows
Program is one of the nation's most respected academic leadership programs," UW
Provost Myron Allen says. "Professor Frye is an ideal candidate for this honor,
and UW's Office of Academic Affairs is proud to sponsor her fellowship."

Frye, a longtime
UW faculty member, is the director of the university's Master's in English
Program. She also has chaired the English Department and the Faculty Senate.

Frye has
received numerous awards at UW, including the Ellbogen Award for Meritorious
Classroom Teaching in 2011, the Outstanding Merit in Research Award in 2010,
and the Golden Apple Award for Freshman Teaching in 2000. She holds a doctorate
from Stanford University, a master's degree from the University of New Mexico,
and a bachelor's degree from Smith College.

Sharon A.
McDade, director of the ACE Fellows Program, noted that most previous Fellows
have advanced into major positions in academic administration. Of the more than
1,700 participants in the first 47 years of the program, more than 300 have
become chief executive officers and more than 1,100 have become provosts, vice
presidents or deans.

"We're extremely
pleased with the strength of the incoming class," McDade said. "The Fellows
Program will sharpen and enhance their leadership skills and their network, and
prepare them to address issues of concern to the higher education community."

The ACE Fellows
Program combines retreats, interactive learning opportunities, campus visits and
placement at another higher education institution to condense years of
on-the-job experience and skills development into a single semester or year.

Photo:University of Wyoming English Professor Susan Fry, left, is an American Council
on Education Fellow for the 2012-13 academic year.